Edmond Clément

Clément, Edmond
Born: 28 March 1867, Paris
Died: 24 February 1928, Nice
French Tenor

Narrative 1
The Frenchman born in 1867 was, Edmond Clement and he was as unlike our two previous Frenchman, Affre and Escalais as it was possible to be. He was in fact a Prince of lyric tenors, all elegance, charm, and style, so characteristic of the great French singer of the day, such as Morrell, Consom, Feujier, Journee and Renault. His very first appearance in the opera, was in the lead in Gouna’s Opera, maurere at the opera comique in 1889, and there he stayed as a permanent member of the company for the next 21 years, appearing in all lyric roles of the French repertoire.
His exquisite taste as a vocalist and his great natural talent as an actor, made him an idol of the French public and critics alike, and his fellow colleagues at the opera comique during this time, included many of the greatest names in French vocal history. Morell, Litvine, Sivil Sanderson, Delmat, Renault, Calvi, Muratore, Gevourrieche, Maggie Tate and Mary Garden.
In 1909, he accepted an engagement at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, where his rival tenors included Caruso, Bonche, Slezak and Yarlouker, not bad to be going on with. Not only was he a favorite with the audience and critics alike but also of the darling of the Metropolitan Opera, Geraldine Farah, who described him as an artist of the most exquisite taste and dramatic elegance. So, for our first record, why not hear these two wonderful artists together

Narrative 2
The Frenchman born in 1867 was, Edmond Clement and he was as unlike our two previous Frenchman, Affre and Escalais as it was possible to be. He was in fact a Prince of lyric tenors, all elegance, charm, and style, so characteristic of the great French singer of the day, such as Morrell, Consom, Feujier, Journee and Renault. His very first appearance in the opera, was in the lead in Gouna’s Opera, maurere at the opera comique in 1889, and there he stayed as a permanent member of the company for the next 21 years, appearing in all lyric roles of the French repertoire.
His exquisite taste as a vocalist and his great natural talent as an actor, made him an idol of the French public and critics alike, and his fellow colleagues at the opera comique during this time, included many of the greatest names in French vocal history. Morell, Litvine, Sivil Sanderson, Delmat, Renault, Calvi, Muratore, Gevourrieche, Maggie Tate and Mary Garden.
In 1909, he accepted an engagement at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, where his rival tenors included Caruso, Bonche, Slezak and Yarlouker, not bad to be going on with. Not only was he a favorite with the audience and critics alike but also of the darling of the Metropolitan Opera, Geraldine Farah, who described him as an artist of the most exquisite taste and dramatic elegance. So, for our first record, why not hear these two wonderful artists together

Narrative 3
The Frenchman born in 1867 was, Edmond Clement and he was as unlike our two previous Frenchman, Affre and Escalais as it was possible to be. He was in fact a Prince of lyric tenors, all elegance, charm, and style, so characteristic of the great French singer of the day, such as Morrell, Consom, Feujier, Journee and Renault. His very first appearance in the opera, was in the lead in Gouna’s Opera, maurere at the opera comique in 1889, and there he stayed as a permanent member of the company for the next 21 years, appearing in all lyric roles of the French repertoire.
His exquisite taste as a vocalist and his great natural talent as an actor, made him an idol of the French public and critics alike, and his fellow colleagues at the opera comique during this time, included many of the greatest names in French vocal history. Morell, Litvine, Sivil Sanderson, Delmat, Renault, Calvi, Muratore, Gevourrieche, Maggie Tate and Mary Garden.
In 1909, he accepted an engagement at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, where his rival tenors included Caruso, Bonche, Slezak and Yarlouker, not bad to be going on with. Not only was he a favorite with the audience and critics alike but also of the darling of the Metropolitan Opera, Geraldine Farah, who described him as an artist of the most exquisite taste and dramatic elegance. So, for our first record, why not hear these two wonderful artists together